Wednesday of Holy Week In the midpoint of Holy Week, let us pray that our hearts remain open to God’s love and mercy. Scripture “Let the oppressed see it and be glad; you who seek God, let your hearts revive. For the LORD hears the needy, and does not despise his own that are in […]
During Holy Week, let us set aside our agendas and follow Jesus. Scripture “Simon Peter said to him, ‘Lord, where are you going?’ Jesus answered, ‘Where I am going, you cannot follow me now; but you will follow afterward.’” John 13:36 Reflection Peter wanted to be a hero. He followed Jesus over a period of […]
Nhar it-Tlieta, 16 ta’ Frar, 2016, saret “Velja ta’ Talb” dwar il-Pjan t’Alla ghall-Fidwa tal-bniedem, immexxija mill-Gwardjan Patri Pawl Galea OFM, fis-sede tal-Ordni Frangiskan Sekular. Din kienet attivita specjali ghal zmien ir-Randan. Ghal din il-Velja li kienet miftuha ghal kulhadd attendiet gemgha sabiha u kienu bosta dawk li hadu parti attiva fiha. Proist tassew lill-orginazzaturi.
February 6th, 2016 (MEMORIAL OF ST. PAUL MIKI AND COMPANIONS) Nagasaki, Japan, is familiar to Americans as the city on which the second atomic bomb was dropped, immediately killing over 37,000 people. Three and a half centuries before, 26 martyrs of Japan were crucified on a hill, now known as the Holy Mountain, overlooking Nagasaki. […]
FEBRUARY 11, is the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, and we celebrate her messsage of peace, penance, and healing. In 1858, a 14-year-old peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous, was gathering firewood in the countryside when a beautiful woman, standing on a rock in a natural grotto, appeared to her. This began a series of 18 […]
Il-Papa Franġisku qal li l-qrati ma jaslux għall-ġustizzja vera għax hi ġustizzja tal-kastig. Waqt l-Udjenza ta’ kull nhar ta’ Erbgħa, il-Papa Franġisku kompla bil-katekeżi tiegħu fuq il-ħniena, u tenna li l-ġustizzja vera hi l-Ħniena t’Alla. Qal li l-Kelma t’Alla tippreżenta lil Alla bi ħniena infinita imma b’ġustizzja perfetta. Spjega li meta naħsbu fuq ġustizzja moħħna […]
1. Messiah Born Of A Virgin Bible prophecy: Isaiah 7:14: “The Lord will give you a sign in any case: It is this: the young woman is with child and will give birth to a son whom she will call Immanuel.” Prophecy becomes fulfilled: About 5 BC The books of Matthew and Luke keep record […]
St. Thomas Becket Lived: (1118-1170) | Feast Day: Tuesday, December 29, 2015 A strong man who wavered for a moment, but then learned one cannot come to terms with evil and so became a strong churchman, a martyr and a saint—that was Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury, murdered in his cathedral on December 29, 1170. […]